Visits to Hangchow and Nanking From Our Own Correspondent Hangchow, Aug. 9.
The American visitors arrived to-day and fortunately for them the sun has been hiding his power behind the clouds. A big programme has been provided for them in the way of sight-seeing, and private rieshas have been placed at their command.
The Foreign Office in Peking has sent a special deputy, Wang Lin-koh, to Hangchow to welcome the American Visitors; he arrived yes. terday and had an interview with the Tuchun.
The Acting Civil Governor _tias petitioned the Minister of Communications to frank all telegrams in connexion with the Haimen floods and he has generously con. sented.
Aug. 10.
Yesterday the American visitors had a great day. They arrived 11 am. and were met by private ricshas and went by a circuitous route to General Lu's, so saw some. thing of the streets' and the city and were "on parade," the admire ed of all admirers. At the Tuchun's headquarters they had tiffin and an address of welcome from Governor Lu which was fittingly replied to by one of the Congressmen. At 3 o'clock they crossed the West Lake in little boats to the Public Gardens where they took chairs to Lin Yin: after visiting the temples, admiring the stone carvings, and seeing the beauties of the place they were refreshed with ice cream and "dry" drinks. They returned by chairs to the lake and then took boats across it, and at the landing rieshas were awaiting to take them to see some of the sith industries—reeling from the cocoons, weaving, ete. They dined sumptuously in the Silk Guild and were treated afterwards to selections of Chinese music and Chinese singing, which they appeared thoroughly to enjoy; They had a great send off at 10.50 p.m. The Purveyors were from Shanghai. Hangchow caterers were not able to undertake the job. Each visitor was presented with a fan, a piece of silk, also a small bag for the ladies, and a tie for the gentlemen.
The new Civil Governor left. the Capital on the 7th, and visited the late Governor en route. He is expected here to-day and will take up his new office at once."
The Chamber of Commerce has not yet been able to choose its chairman and vice-chairman, Some want one man and others another. and the last meeting they had ended in an uproar, each one shouting for is own man.
Tre Party ar Nangixa Nanking, Aug. 10.
Anoient and modern China_ met to-day when the Congressional
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